1999–2000 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, their 77th in the English Football League, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League First Division where they finished in 19th position on 51 points.

Crewe Alexandra
1999–2000 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi
StadiumGresty Road
First Division19th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rivers (7)
All: Rivers (9)
Average home league attendance6,248

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Stockport County 46 13 15 18 55 67 −12 54
18 Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 −11 51
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 9 23 46 67 −21 51
20 Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 −26 51
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 −17 49
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Crewe Alexandra's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Division One

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 7 August 1999 Crystal Palace A 1–1 13,664 Rivers 84'
2 21 August 1999 Walsall A 4–1 6,238 Charnock 14', Rivers 55', Lunt 56', Little 71'
3 27 August 1999 Grimsby Town H 1–1 5,440 Sorvel 84'
4 30 August 1999 Birmingham City A 1–5 24,085 Cramb 3'
5 11 September 1999 Norwich City A 1–2 13,172 Cramb 31'
6 18 September 1999 Swindon H 2–1 5,280 Street 13', Smith 81' (pen)
7 25 September 1999 Fulham A 0–3 12,156
8 3 October 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 0–2 6,169
9 9 October 1999 Sheffield United H 1–0 5,304 Sorvel 15'
10 16 October 1999 Stockport County A 1–2 7,571 Sorvel 16'
11 19 October 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 12,676 Jack 39', 87'
12 23 October 1999 Barnsley H 0–1 5,421
13 26 October 1999 Fulham H 1–1 5,493 Little 45'
14 30 October 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 0–2 5,987
15 2 November 1999 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 4,741
16 5 November 1999 Port Vale A 0–1 3,500
17 20 November 1999 Portsmouth A 2–0 11,550 Jack 34', Tait 63'
18 23 November 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 6,495
19 27 November 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–2 15,211 Rivers 75'
20 4 December 1999 Crystal Palace H 2–0 4,923 Tait 12', Macualey 34'
21 7 December 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 5,419 Tait 48', Sorvel 84'
22 14 December 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 6,018 Tait 83'
23 18 December 1999 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 15,286
24 26 December 1999 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 8,106 Little 63'
25 28 December 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 12,011
26 3 January 2000 Manchester City H 1–1 10,066 Jack 73'
27 15 January 2000 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 19,125
28 22 January 2000 Walsall H 2–3 6,275 Macualey 34' (pen), Tait 67'
29 22 January 2000 Grimsby Town A 1–1 6,147 Lunt 51'
30 5 February 2000 Birmingham City H 2–3 6,289 Macualey 19', 90'
31 12 February 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 12,406
32 19 February 2000 Ipswich Town H 1–2 6,393 Tait 64'
33 26 February 2000 Swindon Town A 1–0 5,003 Cramb 54'
34 4 March 2000 Norwich City H 1–0 5,450 Sorvel 5'
35 7 March 2000 Port Vale H 2–1 8,044 Cramb 14', Lunt 88'
36 12 March 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 16,057 Cramb 80'
37 18 March 2000 Portsmouth H 1–3 6,188 Cramb 57'
38 21 March 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 20,444
39 29 March 2000 Huddersfield Town A 0–3 14,014
40 1 April 2000 Nottingham Forest H 0–3 7,014
41 8 April 2000 Manchester City A 0–4 32,433
42 15 April 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 4,741 Smith 18' (pen), Rivers 55'
43 22 April 2000 Stockport County H 3–2 5,813 Rivers 6', 58', Lightfoot 9'
44 24 April 2000 Sheffield United A 1–1 9,923 Little 87'
45 29 April 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–3 8,015 Rivers 30'
46 7 May 2000 Barnsley A 2–0 17,611 Sorvel 55', Hulse 79'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Hartlepool United A 3–3 1,836 Little 11', 54', Cramb 69'
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Hartlepool United H 1–0 5,095 Little 88'
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Ipswich Town H 2–1 4,759 Rivers 66', Little 86'
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–1 9,869 Rivers 86'
R3 13 October 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 25,486 Smith 70' (pen)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 11 December 1999 Bradford City H 1–2 6,571 Little 75'

Squad

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Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   Marcus Bignot 25(2) 0 1 0 3 0 29(2) 0
DF   Paul Boertien 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Phil Charnock 14(2) 1 0 0 5 0 19(2) 1
MF   Jamie Collins 8(5) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 8(7) 0
FW   Colin Cramb 33(4) 6 1 0 5 1 39(4) 7
MF   Neil Critchley 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
DF   Mark Foran 11(2) 0 0 0 2 0 13(2) 0
FW   John Grant 1(3) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(5) 0
FW   Rob Hulse 0(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0(4) 1
GK   Clayton Ince 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
FW   Rodney Jack 21(2) 4 0 0 2 0 23(2) 4
GK   Jason Kearton 46 0 1 0 5 0 52 0
MF   Gareth Liddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Chris Lightfoot 16(4) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 16(5) 1
FW   Colin Little 33(4) 4 1 1 4(1) 4 38(5) 9
MF   Kenny Lunt 39(4) 3 1 0 5 0 45(4) 3
DF   Steve Macauley 35(2) 4 1 0 4 0 40(2) 4
FW   Jon Newby 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0
FW   Mark Rivers 29(3) 7 0 0 4 2 33(3) 7
FW   Peter Smith 0(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0(6) 0
DF   Shaun Smith 30(1) 2 1 0 5 1 36(1) 3
MF   Neil Sorvel 46 6 1 0 5 0 52 6
MF   Kevin Street 20(8) 1 1 0 0(2) 0 21(10) 1
FW   Paul Tait 19(13) 6 1 0 0 0 20(13) 6
DF   Lee Unsworth 3(5) 0 0 0 2 0 5(5) 0
DF   Dave Walton 8(3) 0 0 0 0 0 8(3) 0
DF   Stephen Wright 17(5) 0 0 0 1 0 18(5) 0
DF   David Wright 44(1) 0 1 0 3 0 48(1) 0

References

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Crewe Alexandra 1999–2000 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

See also

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